Floral scent is a key component of floral display, and probably one of the first floral attractants linking insect pollinators to the radiation of Angiosperms. In this article, we investigate floral scent in two extra-tropical genera of Annonaceae. We discuss floral scent in the context of differing pollination strategies in these genera, and compare their scent to that of a close tropical rela...

shirbot ( barbus grypus ) is one of the species in south and southwest of iran which is greatly favorable to residents of the region. unfavorable ecological conditions in habitat of this species and overfishing have led to the reduction of the population of shirbot. therefore, to restore the natural stock of this species, identifying its reproductive cycle associated with its habitat is of a gr...

The ancestors of the Saramaccan Maroons, who were brought as enslaved Africans to Suriname, used their ethnobotanical knowledge and native languages name flora in new environment. Little is known about influence African on plant naming. We hypothesized that names more influenced by Central than found so far based research, mainly because data region was scarce. compiled a database compared thes...

Figure 1 Frozen activation map of atrioventricular node reentrant tachycardia (AVNRT), with yellow representing earlier activation “colliding” with late (purple) activation along the slow pathway region (using CS 5–6 as reference). The map shows the portion of activation illustrated (rainbow segment) out of the entire mapped cycle length (maroon circle). There is a slow-pathway potential noted ...

Abstract Rice is a keystone crop in all Maroon communities Suriname and French Guyana today they cultivate hundreds of traditional varieties. Historically, rice can be considered an indicator for successful marronnage the Guianas. Unraveling local variety names reveal history, farming systems, spiritual significance probably diversity communities. We interviewed 67 farmers (96% female), collect...

OBJECTIVE To assess the dietary intake and the nutritional status of children from Alagoas maroon communities. METHODS Cross-sectional study involving 724 children (12-60 months) from 39 Alagoas maroon communities. The nutritional status was investigated by anthropometric, biochemical (hemoglobin) and food consumption indicators. RESULTS The prevalence of anemia, stunting and obesity were, ...